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Essential Movie Characters That Perfectly Sum Up Their Decade

By Sean Morrow in Film / 358 views

Pieces of art are often representative of the time in which they were created, obviously, that's just how art works. In some cases, a single character from a film can sum up the zeitgeist of the world onto whose screens the character was projected. These movie characters are the characters of their decade, maybe not the greatest characters of the decade, but characters who represent the decade in which their films were released. View Now
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The Worst Attempts at New York and New Jersey Accents in Film

By Lou Perez in Film / / 731 views

Here are the actors whose failed attempts at New York and New Jersey accents will live on long after my tank tops have decomposed. View Now
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The Absurdity Of Men Masturbating In Film

By Jimmy Chen in Film / 1168 views

That male sexuality in film is often reduced to brash confidence denying the subtler and more dour moments between sexual conquests. True, men don't have the monopoly on masturbation, but they look funnier doing it — as if churning butter or grinding meat before the industrial revolution. The good news is babies aren't born, and true love waits. Let us celebrate some evocative wanks with the following ode to men masturbating in film. View Now
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Support Women In Film This Weekend: From Brit Marling To Sofia Coppola, Here Are The Ladies You Should Be Watching At The Movies

By Kat George in Film / 2104 views

Click through to get to know the women you should be spending your money to see on the big screen this weekend and champion women in film. View Now
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She’s All That Re-imagined As A More “Traditional” M. Night Shyamalan Movie

By Kat George in Film / 1923 views

She's All That was actually penned by the master of the twist ending, M. Night Shyamalan. So today I'm going to help old mate M. Night out, taking key moments from She's All That and re-imagining them alongside dialogue from some of his more otherworldly movies... View Now
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Reasons Why Rasputin Could Be Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscar Winning Role (Finally!)

By Whitney Weiss in Film / 858 views

This definitely isn't Leonardo DiCaprio's first time playing a bearded crazy person (that would be his role as Howard Hughes in The Aviator), but there are a number of different advantages that he has in depicting the life story of someone who managed to bring down an entire royal family (and get alluded to as being Satan incarnate in a classic Rolling Stones song). This may be the Oscar baiting role that DiCaprio was born to play. Here are some reasons why. View Now
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The Trailer For Woody Allen’s New Movie Blue Jasmine Gives Us Hope That He’s Back On Form

By Whitney Weiss in Film / 249 views

If the brand-new trailer for Woody Allen's latest film, Blue Jasmine, is any indication, his winning streak of making actually great movies again will continue, and he's been watching a lot of Boardwalk Empire (Michael Stulbarg and Bobby Cannavale in the same movie!). View Now
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7 Movies That Prove The Desert Hates You

By Sean Morrow in Film / 253 views

In film, as in any fiction and also real life, it is rare that anything good can happen in a desert. These films prove that the desert kills, and strengthen my argument that all deserts should be destroyed immediately. View Now
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8 Incredibly Annoying Movie Trailers

By Cora Quigley in Film / 1684 views

Lately movie trailers have been the bane of my cinema-going existence. Well, maybe bane is a somewhat dramatic word to use, but it’s kind of true. The relationship between movie trailers and I is a love-hate one. I mean, who hates trailers? Who doesn’t love to see an exciting preview for an upcoming film release that might excite them, leaving them eager to see more? Well, me, that’s who. Read on to find out what trailers bother me the most. View Now
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Everything You Want To Know About Emmanuelle Seigner, Star of Roman Polanski’s New Movie, Venus in Fur

By Whitney Weiss in Film / 816 views

It's been a minute since Emmanuelle Seigner graced silver screens, but that's about to change now that Sundance has picked up Roman Polanski's Venus in Fur. View Now
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